Where the Rubber Hits the Road

PopeWatch recalls an episode of the Hogan’s Heroes sitcom from the sixties.  Colonel Hogan is attempting to disarm a bomb.  He has to cut one of two wires, and if he cuts the wrong wire the bomb will go off.  He asks Colonel Klink which wire he would cut, and after Klink chooses a wire he cuts the other one and disarms the bomb.  Klink asks Hogan why he asked his advice if he wasn’t going to follow it.  Hogan responds that he wasn’t sure he would pick the right wire but he was confident that Klink would pick the wrong one. Any article that starts with a reference to Hogan's Heroes deserves (IMHO) to be read. Imagine how happy I was then to find such an article dealing with the Vatican!! PopeWatch: Hans Kung | The American Catholic

 Click here to read George Weigel's response to the open letter that was published in various papers around the world from Hans Kung. It is well worth the read, especially if you have read Kung's letter. Weigel addresses each of the points he raises effectively and clearly. It would be great to see the two of them in a debate!